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New records and invasion risk of Stenochrus portoricensis Chamberlin, 1922 (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) in Brazil

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  New records and invasion risk of Stenochrus portoricensis Chamberlin, 1922 (Schizomida: Hubbardiidae) in Brazil Abstract Stenochrus portoricensis Chamberlin, 1922 is a schizomid native to the Caribbean and Central America and is notable for facultative parthenogenesis and a broad synanthropic distribution. It is widely reported as an exotic species in several regions worldwide, with recognized invasive potential. Here, we expand its known distribution in Brazil by documenting the first records from the state of Mato Grosso and new occurrences in tourist caves in Bahia. We also model the species’ potential distribution in South America using the Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) algorithm under current and future climate scenarios. The models indicate higher habitat suitability in regions characterized by low annual temperature variation and consistent rainfall patterns, conditions typical of tropical and subterranean environments, and predict range expansion under future climate change, p...

Where We're Going, We Won't Need Eyes to See: Distributional Range Size Drivers of European Subterranean Spiders

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Oscillating in darkness: Circadian rhythms of cave-dwelling scorpions

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Description of two new spider species from Ecuadorian caves, along with a note on the distribution of Plato troglodita Coddington, 1986 (Araneae, Theridiosomatidae)

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Hidden in the dark: five new species of Pinelema (Araneae: Telemidae) from caves in northern Vietnam with remarks on the genus diversity and conservation

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First report of cave-adapted mite harvesters (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi) from Aotearoa New Zealand

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Evidence of population stress linked to droughts in cave-dwelling spiders: the case of Meta bourneti in north-western Italy

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Preliminary survey of midget cave spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from forest ecosystems in southern China with the description of three new species

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Two new cave-dwelling Spiricoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Hubei, China

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A review of cave spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of the Crimean Mountains, with descriptions of two new species

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Machine learning approaches to assess microendemicity and conservation risk in cave-dwelling arachnofauna

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